Lord Tebbit savages Boris Johnson as he urges Tories to choose next leader from 'new generation'

The Tories should not make Boris Johnson their next leader because of the “traffic chaos” he caused when he was London Mayor, Lord Tebbit has said.

He urged the party to choose someone from the “younger generation” to takeover from Theresa May instead.

The Tory grandee said the Conservatives should skip over the likes of Mr Johnson, the Brexit Secretary David Davis and the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon when the time comes to replace Mrs May as he savaged the Foreign Secretary.

Lord Tebbit, who served in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, said the party’s next leader should be someone like the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid or International Development Secretary Priti Patel from a “new generation” of Conservative MPs.

Lord Tebbit, the Conservative peerCredit:
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